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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2023

Identifying meaningful change on PROMIS short forms in cancer patients: a comparison of item response theory and classic test theory frameworks.

Minji K Lee, John D Peipert, David Cella, Kathleen J Yost, David T Eton, Paul J Novotny, Jeff A Sloan, Amylou C Dueck

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Minji K LeeDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. lee.minji@mayo.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-4319
John D PeipertDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 Michigan Ave, 27th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
David CellaDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 Michigan Ave, 27th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Kathleen J YostDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
David T EtonDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Paul J NovotnyDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Jeff A SloanDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Amylou C DueckDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA.
Mayo Clinic · USNorthwestern University · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

Women's Cancer ProgramP30CA015083 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI AKHILESH PANDEY · 1985 to 2026
$151.3M
Assessing PROMIS and other simple patient-reported measures for cancer researchR01CA154537 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI SLOAN, JEFF A. · 2011 to 2016
$3.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015083NCI NIH HHS R01 CA154537NCI NIH HHS R01CA154537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study compares classical test theory and item response theory frameworks to determine reliable change. Reliable change followed by anchoring to the change in categorically distinct responses on a criterion measure is a useful method to detect meaningful change on a target measure.

methodsAdult cancer patients were recruited from five cancer centers. Baseline and follow-up assessments at 6 weeks were administered. We investigated short forms derived from PROMIS® item banks on anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain intensity, pain interference, and sleep disturbance. We detected reliable change using reliable change index (RCI). We derived the T-scores corresponding to the RCI calculated under IRT and CTT frameworks using PROMIS® short forms. For changes that were reliable, meaningful change was identified using patient-reported change in PRO-CTCAE by at least one level. For both CTT and IRT approaches, we applied one-sided tests to detect reliable improvement or worsening using RCI. We compared the percentages of patients with reliable change and reliable/meaningful change.

resultsThe amount of change in T score corresponding to RCI

conclusionApplying the two-step criteria demonstrated in this study, we determined how much change is needed to declare reliable change at different levels of baseline scores. We offer reference values for percentage of patients who meaningfully change for investigators using the PROMIS instruments in oncology.

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NeoplasmsQuality of LifeAdultAnxietyFatigueHumansPainPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresClassical Test TheoryItem Response TheoryMeaningful changePatient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPRO-CTCAEReliable change index

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PMID36152109
PMCPMC10123030
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